Turbo Thinker Brains©

So in our universe of expanding galaxies, spinning stars and swirling planets, experiences of time vary: everything’s past, present and future is relative.

I read this article and thought of how it applies to Turbo Thinking brains. Read it with an ADHD lens, and it becomes even more fascinating and sometimes funny. Are we just tapped into the universe more? I think so.

https://www.dailygood.org/story/2636/what-is-time-and-does-it-always-move-forward-unknown-yet/

Turbo thinking brains can sometimes be “time blind.” Everything is “now” or “not now.” We need all kinds of support systems to remind us of the time. Even so, sometimes the alarms, notifications, calendars and rising sun don’t work. Our society is aligned with the Gregorian calendar and the 12 hour clock, yet our brains are not. Is it perhaps that turbo thinking brains are simply, naturally more aligned with the universe? 

I thought of the physicist, David Bohm, and how his work relates to our perception of time.

https://www.infinitepotential.com/

Infinite Potential: The life and ideas of David Bohm

Reading through an ADHD lens, I wonder what abilities do Turbo Thinkers have to tap into the underlying nature of reality and the profound interconnectedness of the Universe? Is it perhaps a strength rather than a weakness? Is it perhaps that neurotypical brains are missing out on something much deeper and more vast than what can be measured with our simplistic 21st century methods?

To explain why time itself is irreversible, we need to find processes in nature that are also irreversible. One of the few such concepts in physics (and life!) is that things tend to become less “tidy” as time passes. We describe this using a physical property called entropy that encodes how ordered something is.

Imagine a box of gas in which all the particles were initially placed in one corner (an ordered state). Over time they would naturally seek to fill the entire box (a disordered state) – and to put the particles back into an ordered state would require energy. 

How is it that Turbo Thinkers especially struggle with the physical property of entropy? Whether it’s the kitchen counters, the desk, the closet or the bedroom floor, how is it that naturally things become less tidy as time passes? And that it requires so much energy to put them back into an ordered state? Hmmmm. Maybe Turbo Thinkers are just more tuned in to the natural state of affairs in our cosmos. While I am not a physicist, I do enjoy this type of discussion! Please send me your thoughts and questions!

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